“If and when the skies close, we have the means, and all the managers know what to do in that moment,” Director-General of the Tourism Ministry, Michael Izhakov, said.
Israel’s plan to evacuate approximately 42,000 tourists amid the possibility of an Iranian attack is ready, Director-General of the Tourism Ministry, Michael Izhakov, announced on Monday. Itzhakov explained that Israel has been preparing for an evacuation scenario for about a month now, after he discussed with Tourism Minister Haim Katz that the country needs to learn its lesson from previous scenarios, alluding to the 12-day war with Iran in June of last year.
He noted that the Tourism Ministry has developed internal procedures designed to provide certainty and reassurance to tourists in the event of an airspace closure. Although data from the Population and Immigration Authority estimated that there are around 42,000 tourists in Israel, the data is incomplete regarding Israelis with dual citizenship who may be tourists but are not counted as such upon entering the country, he explained. Izhakov's remarks come amid rising tensions with Iran and the possibility of a security escalation as Trump weighs US strikes on the regime. (Read More)
